diff --git a/src/sage/misc/latex_standalone.py b/src/sage/misc/latex_standalone.py
index 8f698ffc2e6..8d9e928c012 100644
--- a/src/sage/misc/latex_standalone.py
+++ b/src/sage/misc/latex_standalone.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     sage: from sage.misc.latex_standalone import TikzPicture
     sage: V = [[1,0,1],[1,0,0],[1,1,0],[0,0,-1],[0,1,0],[-1,0,0],[0,1,1],[0,0,1],[0,-1,0]]
     sage: P = Polyhedron(vertices=V).polar()
-    sage: s = P.projection().tikz([674,108,-731],112)
+    sage: s = P.projection().tikz([674,108,-731],112, output_type='LatexExpr')
     sage: t = TikzPicture(s)
 
 Open the image in a viewer (the returned value is a string giving the